WV HB2598 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a senior status judge from filling a vacancy in the district or county in which they were formerly elected.

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Title

Requiring that senior status circuit judges only fill vacancies in districts or counties in which they were not previously elected

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-21HouseTo House Judiciary
2017-02-21HouseIntroduced in House
2017-02-21HouseTo Judiciary
2017-02-21HouseFiled for introduction

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
2964aNew CodeSee Bill Text
51319New CodeSee Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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